...Raise Fun, Raise Wellness, Raise Hope.

It's the season of sun and sand, and you can definitely see summer's really here...'cos everybody's starting to (crash) diet! Of course, we would normally couple this with exercise to maintain that healthy glow. We don't want to end up like some cast from the walking dead. Sure we want to shed some baby (damulag ;p) fat. But we all know better. Starvation is NOT the key.

Unless you want to head right on the hospital. C'mon. That's three months of summerific fun you'll miss, just because skinny is sexy.

Proper diet, with the right exercise, and discipline. :) That's the key equation. Trust me, you want a strong, fit body that'll last years and not a mere three months.

Either incidentally or consequently, it's also the season of fun runs and marathons which promote wellness: among the many organized running events, we witnessed the Condura run, Run United 1 2011, and in a few weeks, there's the Nat Geo Run and the Hyundai run (FREE REG! talk about uber 'cool.'-- Check it out!)

A lot to train for. And I must say, so far, the running events have been quite exciting. Run United 1 rocked with so much freebies, activities and awesome "hi-tech" innovations, while helping the HERO foundation and Gawad Kalusugan. We helped save the Dolphins for Condura. We ran for so many homeless, babies, and,  heck last year we ran after Derek Ramsey for Century Tuna! (Alright, so I'm exaggerating... a little. Derek is **woohoo** Derek! )

All that and gained a great bod to boot.

But wait, save the earth, dolphins, homeless... there is just no limit to the ways we can help, and countless lives we can touch.


This April 9,  the New Balance Raising Hope will be held at Dasmarinas Village. This time, if WE join the run, we get to help cancer patients and their loved ones.


C'mon, you know you want to run. You know you want to be fit and all that. You know YOU want to help, without having to scream it out to the world.

It's about time we help the cancer patients too. It's a hard struggle they go through and we can only help so much.

We are blessed, really blessed to be well and able enough to finish a 3, 5, or 10 K. Think about it.

Let's join the New Balance Raising Hope Run and support the Carewell Community.

Plus you get to run at Dasma Village. (How Sosy, no? C'mon really, to most of us, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE "STROLLED" at Dasma? Nice "sights." Haha.)

Alright, enough of my ranting. Here are the details:

We will officially have the New Balance Raising Hope run this April 9, 2011 at Dasmariñas Village, Makati City. The event will include a 3Km Fun Run (Php 400), 5Km and 10Km (Php600) categories. All 5Km and 10Km participants will receive a free size unisex singlet.  Assembly is 5:30am and the runs start at 6am. 

Here are some reminders to take note of for the registration:
1.       Registration period is February 25 – March 31, 2011.
2.       IMPORTANT: In order to benefit Carewell you must register to join the run at our office:  We are on the 6th floor of the S and L building, dela Rosa corner Esteban Street Legaspi Village Makati.  We are about 3 blocks away from Makati Med and directly across from the Solaris call center.
3.       Singlets will be available for pick up on March 25, 2011.

We hope you will be able to join us for the fun event! By joining the run, you will help Carewell continue providing its resources, services, and programs FREE OF CHARGE to persons with cancer and their loved ones. 
Please feel free to contact Jane Beate at Carewell 751-0242 or 815-1294 if you have any questions or if you would like to register.

(from Mr. Bobby Suntay, Carewell Community foundation Managing Director)

To learn more about the event and Carewell's advocacy, you may log onto http://www.carewellcommunity.org/. See you there, let's promote wellness through running, and break some sweat! :)

P.S.
I'll attach the map and reg form in a while. :) So...see you there!